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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-06-14 22:46:25 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-06-14 22:46:25 +0200
commit489f7ab6c18cdd64a2d444e056d60a0e722f4ad7 (patch)
tree2c7ed6a0042dc15c91ece08c5a3866f610ddca6d
parentMerge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jik... (diff)
parenttrivial: remove the trivial patch monkey's name from SubmittingPatches (diff)
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Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (31 commits) trivial: remove the trivial patch monkey's name from SubmittingPatches trivial: Fix a typo in comment of addrconf_dad_start() trivial: usb: fix missing space typo in doc trivial: pci hotplug: adding __init/__exit macros to sgi_hotplug trivial: Remove the hyphen from git commands trivial: fix ETIMEOUT -> ETIMEDOUT typos trivial: Kconfig: .ko is normally not included in module names trivial: SubmittingPatches: fix typo trivial: Documentation/dell_rbu.txt: fix typos trivial: Fix Pavel's address in MAINTAINERS trivial: ftrace:fix description of trace directory trivial: unnecessary (void*) cast removal in sound/oss/msnd.c trivial: input/misc: Fix typo in Kconfig trivial: fix grammo in bus_for_each_dev() kerneldoc trivial: rbtree.txt: fix rb_entry() parameters in sample code trivial: spelling fix in ppc code comments trivial: fix typo in bio_alloc kernel doc trivial: Documentation/rbtree.txt: cleanup kerneldoc of rbtree.txt trivial: Miscellaneous documentation typo fixes trivial: fix typo milisecond/millisecond for documentation and source comments. ...
-rw-r--r--.gitignore2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/CodingStyle4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DMA-API.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/SM501.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/SubmittingPatches6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/braille-console.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/dell_rbu.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/edac.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fb/sh7760fb.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/fiemap.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/sysfs-pci.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpio.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kobject.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/local_ops.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/mn10300/ABI.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/mtd/nand_ecc.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bonding.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/can.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/dm9000.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/l2tp.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/phonet.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/s2ram.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/cpm.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/msi-pic.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/pmc.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/qe_firmware.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/rbtree.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/s390/Debugging390.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/sched-nice-design.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/alsa/hda_codec.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/timers/hpet.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/usb/WUSB-Design-overview.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/usb/anchors.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/usb/callbacks.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt2
-rw-r--r--MAINTAINERS2
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c4
-rw-r--r--arch/blackfin/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c2
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/kernel/head.S2
-rw-r--r--drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/ata/libata-eh.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/base/bus.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/block/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/amiserial.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/connector/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/crypto/Kconfig6
-rw-r--r--drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/ide/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/input/misc/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/message/fusion/lsi/mpi_history.txt6
-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/Kconfig3
-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/Kconfig4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/b44.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/e100.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ipg.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/niu.h4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c6
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig8
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig14
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/s390/net/Kconfig14
-rw-r--r--drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/scsi/dpt/osd_util.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/scsi/megaraid.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/scsi/megaraid/mbox_defs.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/serial/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt4
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/panel/lcd-panel-cgram.txt2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/rt2870/common/mlme.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/rt3070/common/mlme.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/w1/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig6
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c2
-rw-r--r--fs/bio.c4
-rw-r--r--fs/compat.c2
-rw-r--r--fs/compat_ioctl.c2
-rw-r--r--fs/ext2/ext2.h2
-rw-r--r--fs/inode.c2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/ultrasound.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/power/poweroff.c2
-rw-r--r--kernel/rtmutex.c2
-rw-r--r--net/ipv6/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--net/ipv6/addrconf.c2
-rw-r--r--net/netfilter/Kconfig4
-rw-r--r--net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/oss/msnd.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/pci/aw2/aw2-saa7146.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/pci/sis7019.h4
-rw-r--r--sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/usb/usbmixer.c2
153 files changed, 228 insertions, 227 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51bd99d6a260..caa8395f6358 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
# subdirectories here. Add them in the ".gitignore" file
# in that subdirectory instead.
#
-# NOTE! Please use 'git-ls-files -i --exclude-standard'
+# NOTE! Please use 'git ls-files -i --exclude-standard'
# command after changing this file, to see if there are
# any tracked files which get ignored after the change.
#
diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle
index 72968cd5eaf3..8bb37237ebd2 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingStyle
+++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ very often is not. Abundant use of the inline keyword leads to a much bigger
kernel, which in turn slows the system as a whole down, due to a bigger
icache footprint for the CPU and simply because there is less memory
available for the pagecache. Just think about it; a pagecache miss causes a
-disk seek, which easily takes 5 miliseconds. There are a LOT of cpu cycles
-that can go into these 5 miliseconds.
+disk seek, which easily takes 5 milliseconds. There are a LOT of cpu cycles
+that can go into these 5 milliseconds.
A reasonable rule of thumb is to not put inline at functions that have more
than 3 lines of code in them. An exception to this rule are the cases where
diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
index 25fb8bcf32a2..5aceb88b3f8b 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-API.txt
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ this directory the following files can currently be found:
dma-api/all_errors This file contains a numeric value. If this
value is not equal to zero the debugging code
will print a warning for every error it finds
- into the kernel log. Be carefull with this
- option. It can easily flood your logs.
+ into the kernel log. Be careful with this
+ option, as it can easily flood your logs.
dma-api/disabled This read-only file contains the character 'Y'
if the debugging code is disabled. This can
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
index 6389dec33459..93cb28d05dcd 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ to another chain) checking the final 'nulls' value if
the lookup met the end of chain. If final 'nulls' value
is not the slot number, then we must restart the lookup at
the beginning. If the object was moved to the same chain,
-then the reader doesnt care : It might eventually
+then the reader doesn't care : It might eventually
scan the list again without harm.
diff --git a/Documentation/SM501.txt b/Documentation/SM501.txt
index 6fc656035925..561826f82093 100644
--- a/Documentation/SM501.txt
+++ b/Documentation/SM501.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Copyright 2006, 2007 Simtec Electronics
The Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip is a multifunction device
which may provide numerous interfaces including USB host controller USB gadget,
-Asyncronous Serial ports, Audio functions and a dual display video interface.
+asynchronous serial ports, audio functions, and a dual display video interface.
The device may be connected by PCI or local bus with varying functions enabled.
Core
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 6c456835c1fd..5c555a8b39e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ Even if the maintainer did not respond in step #4, make sure to ALWAYS
copy the maintainer when you change their code.
For small patches you may want to CC the Trivial Patch Monkey
-trivial@kernel.org managed by Jesper Juhl; which collects "trivial"
-patches. Trivial patches must qualify for one of the following rules:
+trivial@kernel.org which collects "trivial" patches. Have a look
+into the MAINTAINERS file for its current manager.
+Trivial patches must qualify for one of the following rules:
Spelling fixes in documentation
Spelling fixes which could break grep(1)
Warning fixes (cluttering with useless warnings is bad)
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ patches. Trivial patches must qualify for one of the following rules:
since people copy, as long as it's trivial)
Any fix by the author/maintainer of the file (ie. patch monkey
in re-transmission mode)
-URL: <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/juhl/trivial/>
diff --git a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
index 72576769e0f4..2d82c80322cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ same criteria as reads.
front_merges (bool)
------------
-Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contigious
+Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contiguous
with a request that is already on the queue. Either it fits in the back of that
request, or it fits at the front. That is called either a back merge candidate
or a front merge candidate. Due to the way files are typically laid out,
diff --git a/Documentation/braille-console.txt b/Documentation/braille-console.txt
index 000b0fbdc105..d0d042c2fd5e 100644
--- a/Documentation/braille-console.txt
+++ b/Documentation/braille-console.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ parameter.
For simplicity, only one braille console can be enabled, other uses of
console=brl,... will be discarded. Also note that it does not interfere with
-the console selection mecanism described in serial-console.txt
+the console selection mechanism described in serial-console.txt
For now, only the VisioBraille device is supported.
diff --git a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
index c11b931f8f98..15174985ad08 100644
--- a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ Do the steps below to download the BIOS image.
The /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/ entries will remain till the following is
done.
-echo -1 > /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/loading.
+echo -1 > /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/loading
Until this step is completed the driver cannot be unloaded.
-Also echoing either mono ,packet or init in to image_type will free up the
+Also echoing either mono, packet or init in to image_type will free up the
memory allocated by the driver.
If a user by accident executes steps 1 and 3 above without executing step 2;
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
index 387b8a720f4a..d79aead9418b 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ For example, you can do something like the following.
void my_midlayer_destroy_something()
{
- devres_release_group(dev, my_midlayer_create_soemthing);
+ devres_release_group(dev, my_midlayer_create_something);
}
diff --git a/Documentation/edac.txt b/Documentation/edac.txt
index 8eda3fb66416..06f8f46692dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/edac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/edac.txt
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ first time, it was renamed to 'EDAC'.
The bluesmoke project at sourceforge.net is now utilized as a 'staging area'
for EDAC development, before it is sent upstream to kernel.org
-At the bluesmoke/EDAC project site, is a series of quilt patches against
-recent kernels, stored in a SVN respository. For easier downloading, there
+At the bluesmoke/EDAC project site is a series of quilt patches against
+recent kernels, stored in a SVN repository. For easier downloading, there
is also a tarball snapshot available.
============================================================================
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ the vendor should tie the parity status bits to 0 if they do not intend
to generate parity. Some vendors do not do this, and thus the parity bit
can "float" giving false positives.
-In the kernel there is a pci device attribute located in sysfs that is
+In the kernel there is a PCI device attribute located in sysfs that is
checked by the EDAC PCI scanning code. If that attribute is set,
-PCI parity/error scannining is skipped for that device. The attribute
+PCI parity/error scanning is skipped for that device. The attribute
is:
broken_parity_status
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/sh7760fb.txt b/Documentation/fb/sh7760fb.txt
index c87bfe5c630a..b994c3b10549 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/sh7760fb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/sh7760fb.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
SH7760/SH7763 integrated LCDC Framebuffer driver
================================================
-0. Overwiew
+0. Overview
-----------
The SH7760/SH7763 have an integrated LCD Display controller (LCDC) which
supports (in theory) resolutions ranging from 1x1 to 1024x1024,
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
index c6341745df37..8f78ded4b648 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/autofs4-mount-control.txt
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ The call requires an initialized struct autofs_dev_ioctl. There are two
possible variations. Both use the path field set to the path of the mount
point to check and the size field adjusted appropriately. One uses the
ioctlfd field to identify a specific mount point to check while the other
-variation uses the path and optionaly arg1 set to an autofs mount type.
+variation uses the path and optionally arg1 set to an autofs mount type.
The call returns 1 if this is a mount point and sets arg1 to the device
number of the mount and field arg2 to the relevant super block magic
number (described below) or 0 if it isn't a mountpoint. In both cases
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
index 4db125b3a5c6..2666b1ed5e9e 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ This has the following fields:
have index children.
If this function is not supplied or if it returns NULL then the first
- cache in the parent's list will be chosed, or failing that, the first
+ cache in the parent's list will be chosen, or failing that, the first
cache in the master list.
(4) A function to retrieve an object's key from the netfs [mandatory].
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
index 97882df04865..608fdba97b72 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ max_batch_time=usec Maximum amount of time ext4 should wait for
amount of time (on average) that it takes to
finish committing a transaction. Call this time
the "commit time". If the time that the
- transactoin has been running is less than the
+ transaction has been running is less than the
commit time, ext4 will try sleeping for the
commit time to see if other operations will join
the transaction. The commit time is capped by
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ noauto_da_alloc replacing existing files via patterns such as
journal commit, in the default data=ordered
mode, the data blocks of the new file are forced
to disk before the rename() operation is
- commited. This provides roughly the same level
+ committed. This provides roughly the same level
of guarantees as ext3, and avoids the
"zero-length" problem that can happen when a
system crashes before the delayed allocation
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ written to the journal first, and then to its final location.
In the event of a crash, the journal can be replayed, bringing both data and
metadata into a consistent state. This mode is the slowest except when data
needs to be read from and written to disk at the same time where it
-outperforms all others modes. Curently ext4 does not have delayed
+outperforms all others modes. Currently ext4 does not have delayed
allocation support if this data journalling mode is selected.
References
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/fiemap.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/fiemap.txt
index 1e3defcfe50b..606233cd4618 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/fiemap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/fiemap.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fiemap_check_flags() helper:
int fiemap_check_flags(struct fiemap_extent_info *fieinfo, u32 fs_flags);
-The struct fieinfo should be passed in as recieved from ioctl_fiemap(). The
+The struct fieinfo should be passed in as received from ioctl_fiemap(). The
set of fiemap flags which the fs understands should be passed via fs_flags. If
fiemap_check_flags finds invalid user flags, it will place the bad values in
fieinfo->fi_flags and return -EBADR. If the file system gets -EBADR, from
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt
index 85eaeaddd27c..e386f7e4bcee 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs-rdma.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Installation
$ sudo cp utils/mount/mount.nfs /sbin/mount.nfs
In this location, mount.nfs will be invoked automatically for NFS mounts
- by the system mount commmand.
+ by the system mount command.
NOTE: mount.nfs and therefore nfs-utils-1.1.2 or greater is only needed
on the NFS client machine. You do not need this specific version of
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
index ce84cfc9eae0..cd8717a36271 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ just those considered 'most important'. The new vectors are:
RES, CAL, TLB -- rescheduling, call and TLB flush interrupts are
sent from one CPU to another per the needs of the OS. Typically,
their statistics are used by kernel developers and interested users to
- determine the occurance of interrupt of the given type.
+ determine the occurrence of interrupts of the given type.
The above IRQ vectors are displayed only when relevent. For example,
the threshold vector does not exist on x86_64 platforms. Others are
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ Committed_AS: The amount of memory presently allocated on the system.
memory once that memory has been successfully allocated.
VmallocTotal: total size of vmalloc memory area
VmallocUsed: amount of vmalloc area which is used
-VmallocChunk: largest contigious block of vmalloc area which is free
+VmallocChunk: largest contiguous block of vmalloc area which is free
..............................................................................
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs-pci.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs-pci.txt
index 26e4b8bc53ee..85354b32d731 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs-pci.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs-pci.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The 'rom' file is special in that it provides read-only access to the device's
ROM file, if available. It's disabled by default, however, so applications
should write the string "1" to the file to enable it before attempting a read
call, and disable it following the access by writing "0" to the file. Note
-that the device must be enabled for a rom read to return data succesfully.
+that the device must be enabled for a rom read to return data successfully.
In the event a driver is not bound to the device, it can be enabled using the
'enable' file, documented above.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt
index 3a5ddc96901a..5147be5e13cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ sys_immutable -- If set, ATTR_SYS attribute on FAT is handled as
flush -- If set, the filesystem will try to flush to disk more
early than normal. Not set by default.
-rodir -- FAT has the ATTR_RO (read-only) attribute. But on Windows,
- the ATTR_RO of the directory will be just ignored actually,
- and is used by only applications as flag. E.g. it's setted
- for the customized folder.
+rodir -- FAT has the ATTR_RO (read-only) attribute. On Windows,
+ the ATTR_RO of the directory will just be ignored,
+ and is used only by applications as a flag (e.g. it's set
+ for the customized folder).
If you want to use ATTR_RO as read-only flag even for
the directory, set this option.
diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt
index 145c25a170c7..e4b6985044a2 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ debugfs interface, since it provides control over GPIO direction and
value instead of just showing a gpio state summary. Plus, it could be
present on production systems without debugging support.
-Given approprate hardware documentation for the system, userspace could
+Given appropriate hardware documentation for the system, userspace could
know for example that GPIO #23 controls the write protect line used to
protect boot loader segments in flash memory. System upgrade procedures
may need to temporarily remove that protection, first importing a GPIO,
diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
index 3f4bc840da8b..cab61d842259 100644
--- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump.
2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there is
no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible
- only with the architecutres which support a relocatable kernel. As
+ only with the architectures which support a relocatable kernel. As
of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable
kernel.
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ia64)
----------------------------------------------------------
- No specific options are required to create a dump-capture kernel
- for ia64, other than those specified in the arch idependent section
+ for ia64, other than those specified in the arch independent section
above. This means that it is possible to use the system kernel
as a dump-capture kernel if desired.
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 0bf8a882ee9e..5f66ba295c5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
kgdboc= [HW] kgdb over consoles.
Requires a tty driver that supports console polling.
- (only serial suported for now)
+ (only serial supported for now)
Format: <serial_device>[,baud]
kmac= [MIPS] korina ethernet MAC address.
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
('y', default) or cooked coordinates ('n')
mtrr_chunk_size=nn[KMG] [X86]
- used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continous chunk
+ used for mtrr cleanup. It is largest continuous chunk
that could hold holes aka. UC entries.
mtrr_gran_size=nn[KMG] [X86]
diff --git a/Documentation/kobject.txt b/Documentation/kobject.txt
index b2e374586bd8..c79ab996dada 100644
--- a/Documentation/kobject.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kobject.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ kobject_name():
const char *kobject_name(const struct kobject * kobj);
There is a helper function to both initialize and add the kobject to the
-kernel at the same time, called supprisingly enough kobject_init_and_add():
+kernel at the same time, called surprisingly enough kobject_init_and_add():
int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
index 5ee2a02b3b40..0768fcc3ba3e 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ NOTE: The Acer Aspire One is not supported hardware. It cannot work with
acer-wmi until Acer fix their ACPI-WMI implementation on them, so has been
blacklisted until that happens.
-Please see the website for the current list of known working hardare:
+Please see the website for the current list of known working hardware:
http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi/wiki/SupportedHardware
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt b/Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt
index 8b2bc1572d98..23ce7d350d1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/sony-laptop.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If your laptop model supports it, you will find sysfs files in the
/sys/class/backlight/sony/
directory. You will be able to query and set the current screen
brightness:
- brightness get/set screen brightness (an iteger
+ brightness get/set screen brightness (an integer
between 0 and 7)
actual_brightness reading from this file will query the HW
to get real brightness value
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index e7e9a69069e1..78e354b42f67 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ generate input device EV_KEY events.
In addition to the EV_KEY events, thinkpad-acpi may also issue EV_SW
events for switches:
-SW_RFKILL_ALL T60 and later hardare rfkill rocker switch
+SW_RFKILL_ALL T60 and later hardware rfkill rocker switch
SW_TABLET_MODE Tablet ThinkPads HKEY events 0x5009 and 0x500A
Non hot-key ACPI HKEY event map:
diff --git a/Documentation/local_ops.txt b/Documentation/local_ops.txt
index 23045b8b50f0..300da4bdfdbd 100644
--- a/Documentation/local_ops.txt
+++ b/Documentation/local_ops.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ out of order wrt other memory writes by the owner CPU.
It can be done by slightly modifying the standard atomic operations : only
their UP variant must be kept. It typically means removing LOCK prefix (on
-i386 and x86_64) and any SMP sychronization barrier. If the architecture does
+i386 and x86_64) and any SMP synchronization barrier. If the architecture does
not have a different behavior between SMP and UP, including asm-generic/local.h
in your architecture's local.h is sufficient.
diff --git a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
index 4c2ecf537a4a..bbc8a6a36921 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ this phase is triggered automatically. ACPI can notify this event. If not,
(see Section 4.).
Logical Memory Hotplug phase is to change memory state into
-avaiable/unavailable for users. Amount of memory from user's view is
+available/unavailable for users. Amount of memory from user's view is
changed by this phase. The kernel makes all memory in it as free pages
when a memory range is available.
In this document, this phase is described as online/offline.
-Logical Memory Hotplug phase is triggred by write of sysfs file by system
+Logical Memory Hotplug phase is triggered by write of sysfs file by system
administrator. For the hot-add case, it must be executed after Physical Hotplug
phase by hand.
(However, if you writes udev's hotplug scripts for memory hotplug, these
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ MEMORY_CANCEL_ONLINE
Generated if MEMORY_GOING_ONLINE fails.
MEMORY_ONLINE
- Generated when memory has succesfully brought online. The callback may
+ Generated when memory has successfully brought online. The callback may
allocate pages from the new memory.
MEMORY_GOING_OFFLINE
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ The third argument is passed by pointer of struct memory_notify.
struct memory_notify {
unsigned long start_pfn;
unsigned long nr_pages;
- int status_cahnge_nid;
+ int status_change_nid;
}
start_pfn is start_pfn of online/offline memory.
diff --git a/Documentation/mn10300/ABI.txt b/Documentation/mn10300/ABI.txt
index 1fef1f06dfd2..d3507bad428d 100644
--- a/Documentation/mn10300/ABI.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mn10300/ABI.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ registers and the stack. If the first argument is a 64-bit value, it will be
passed in D0:D1. If the first argument is not a 64-bit value, but the second
is, the second will be passed entirely on the stack and D1 will be unused.
-Arguments smaller than 32-bits are not coelesced within a register or a stack
+Arguments smaller than 32-bits are not coalesced within a register or a stack
word. For example, two byte-sized arguments will always be passed in separate
registers or word-sized stack slots.
diff --git a/Documentation/mtd/nand_ecc.txt b/Documentation/mtd/nand_ecc.txt
index bdf93b7f0f24..274821b35a7f 100644
--- a/Documentation/mtd/nand_ecc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mtd/nand_ecc.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ byte 255: bit7 bit6 bit5 bit4 bit3 bit2 bit1 bit0 rp1 rp3 rp5 ... rp15
cp5 cp5 cp5 cp5 cp4 cp4 cp4 cp4
This figure represents a sector of 256 bytes.
-cp is my abbreviaton for column parity, rp for row parity.
+cp is my abbreviation for column parity, rp for row parity.
Let's start to explain column parity.
cp0 is the parity that belongs to all bit0, bit2, bit4, bit6.
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Measuring this code again showed big gain. When executing the original
linux code 1 million times, this took about 1 second on my system.
(using time to measure the performance). After this iteration I was back
to 0.075 sec. Actually I had to decide to start measuring over 10
-million interations in order not to loose too much accuracy. This one
+million iterations in order not to lose too much accuracy. This one
definitely seemed to be the jackpot!
There is a little bit more room for improvement though. There are three
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ loop; This eliminates 3 statements per loop. Of course after the loop we
need to correct by adding:
rp4 ^= rp4_6;
rp6 ^= rp4_6
-Furthermore there are 4 sequential assingments to rp8. This can be
-encoded slightly more efficient by saving tmppar before those 4 lines
+Furthermore there are 4 sequential assignments to rp8. This can be
+encoded slightly more efficiently by saving tmppar before those 4 lines
and later do rp8 = rp8 ^ tmppar ^ notrp8;
(where notrp8 is the value of rp8 before those 4 lines).
Again a use of the commutative property of xor.
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Not a big change, but every penny counts :-)
Analysis 7
==========
-Acutally this made things worse. Not very much, but I don't want to move
+Actually this made things worse. Not very much, but I don't want to move
into the wrong direction. Maybe something to investigate later. Could
have to do with caching again.
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Analysis 8
This makes things worse. Let's stick with attempt 6 and continue from there.
Although it seems that the code within the loop cannot be optimised
further there is still room to optimize the generation of the ecc codes.
-We can simply calcualate the total parity. If this is 0 then rp4 = rp5
+We can simply calculate the total parity. If this is 0 then rp4 = rp5
etc. If the parity is 1, then rp4 = !rp5;
But if rp4 = rp5 we do not need rp5 etc. We can just write the even bits
in the result byte and then do something like
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index 08762750f121..d5181ce9ff62 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ ad_select
- Any slave's 802.3ad association state changes
- - The bond's adminstrative state changes to up
+ - The bond's administrative state changes to up
count or 2
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ fail_over_mac
When this policy is used in conjuction with the mii
monitor, devices which assert link up prior to being
able to actually transmit and receive are particularly
- susecptible to loss of the gratuitous ARP, and an
+ susceptible to loss of the gratuitous ARP, and an
appropriate updelay setting may be required.
follow or 2
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ target to query.
generally referred to as "trunk failover." This is a feature of the
switch that causes the link state of a particular switch port to be set
down (or up) when the state of another switch port goes down (or up).
-It's purpose is to propogate link failures from logically "exterior" ports
+Its purpose is to propagate link failures from logically "exterior" ports
to the logically "interior" ports that bonding is able to monitor via
miimon. Availability and configuration for trunk failover varies by
switch, but this can be a viable alternative to the ARP monitor when using
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/can.txt b/Documentation/networking/can.txt
index 2035bc4932f2..463d9e029ef3 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/can.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/can.txt
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ solution for a couple of reasons:
return 1;
}
- /* paraniod check ... */
+ /* paranoid check ... */
if (nbytes < sizeof(struct can_frame)) {
fprintf(stderr, "read: incomplete CAN frame\n");
return 1;
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dm9000.txt b/Documentation/networking/dm9000.txt
index 65df3dea5561..5552e2e575c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dm9000.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dm9000.txt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ PHY Link state polling
----------------------
The driver keeps track of the link state and informs the network core
-about link (carrier) availablilty. This is managed by several methods
+about link (carrier) availability. This is managed by several methods
depending on the version of the chip and on which PHY is being used.
For the internal PHY, the original (and currently default) method is
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/l2tp.txt b/Documentation/networking/l2tp.txt
index 2451f551c505..63214b280e00 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/l2tp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/l2tp.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Sample Userspace Code
}
return 0;
-Miscellanous
+Miscellaneous
============
The PPPoL2TP driver was developed as part of the OpenL2TP project by
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
index a2ab6a0b116d..87b3d15f523a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dev->hard_start_xmit:
for this and return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED when the spin lock fails.
The locking there should also properly protect against
set_multicast_list. Note that the use of NETIF_F_LLTX is deprecated.
- Dont use it for new drivers.
+ Don't use it for new drivers.
Context: Process with BHs disabled or BH (timer),
will be called with interrupts disabled by netconsole.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt
index 6a07e45d4a93..6e8ce09f9c73 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Phonet packets have a common header as follows:
On Linux, the link-layer header includes the pn_media byte (see below).
The next 7 bytes are part of the network-layer header.
-The device ID is split: the 6 higher-order bits consitute the device
+The device ID is split: the 6 higher-order bits constitute the device
address, while the 2 lower-order bits are used for multiplexing, as are
the 8-bit object identifiers. As such, Phonet can be considered as a
network layer with 6 bits of address space and 10 bits for transport
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt b/Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt
index dcf31648414a..eaa1a25946c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/regulatory.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ added to this document when its support is enabled.
Device drivers who provide their own built regulatory domain
do not need a callback as the channels registered by them are
the only ones that will be allowed and therefore *additional*
-cannels cannot be enabled.
+channels cannot be enabled.
Example code - drivers hinting an alpha2:
------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
index 82b7a43aadba..5f83fd24ea84 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@ Consumers can uregister interest by calling :-
int regulator_unregister_notifier(struct regulator *regulator,
struct notifier_block *nb);
-Regulators use the kernel notifier framework to send event to thier interested
+Regulators use the kernel notifier framework to send event to their interested
consumers.
diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt
index bdcb332bd7fb..0cded696ca01 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Some terms used in this document:-
battery power, USB power)
Regulator Domains: is the new current limit within the
- regulator operating parameters for input/ouput voltage.
+ regulator operating parameters for input/output voltage.
If the regulator request passes all the constraint tests
then the new regulator value is applied.
diff --git a/Documentation/power/s2ram.txt b/Documentation/power/s2ram.txt
index 2ebdc6091ce1..514b94fc931e 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/s2ram.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/s2ram.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ hardware during resume operations where a value can be set that will
survive a reboot.
Consequence is that after a resume (even if it is successful) your system
-clock will have a value corresponding to the magic mumber instead of the
+clock will have a value corresponding to the magic number instead of the
correct date/time! It is therefore advisable to use a program like ntp-date
or rdate to reset the correct date/time from an external time source when
using this trace option.
diff --git a/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt b/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt
index 7b99636564c8..b967cd9137d6 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/userland-swsusp.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ unfreeze user space processes frozen by SNAPSHOT_UNFREEZE if they are
still frozen when the device is being closed).
Currently it is assumed that the userland utilities reading/writing the
-snapshot image from/to the kernel will use a swap parition, called the resume
+snapshot image from/to the kernel will use a swap partition, called the resume
partition, or a swap file as storage space (if a swap file is used, the resume
partition is the partition that holds this file). However, this is not really
required, as they can use, for example, a special (blank) suspend partition or
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index d16b7a1c3793..8d999d862d0e 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ platforms are moved over to use the flattened-device-tree model.
- phy-map : 1 cell, optional, bitmap of addresses to probe the PHY
for, used if phy-address is absent. bit 0x00000001 is
MDIO address 0.
- For Axon it can be absent, thouugh my current driver
+ For Axon it can be absent, though my current driver
doesn't handle phy-address yet so for now, keep
0x00ffffff in it.
- rx-fifo-size-gige : 1 cell, Rx fifo size in bytes for 1000 Mb/sec
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ platforms are moved over to use the flattened-device-tree model.
The Xilinx EDK toolchain ships with a set of IP cores (devices) for use
in Xilinx Spartan and Virtex FPGAs. The devices cover the whole range
- of standard device types (network, serial, etc.) and miscellanious
+ of standard device types (network, serial, etc.) and miscellaneous
devices (gpio, LCD, spi, etc). Also, since these devices are
implemented within the fpga fabric every instance of the device can be
synthesised with different options that change the behaviour.
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
index 6c974d28eeb4..e8b5bc24d0ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Required properities:
- reg : Should contain the address and the length of the GPIO bank
register.
- #gpio-cells : Should be two. The first cell is the pin number and the
- second cell is used to specify optional paramters (currently unused).
+ second cell is used to specify optional parameters (currently unused).
- gpio-controller : Marks the port as GPIO controller.
Example:
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/cpm.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/cpm.txt
index 088fc471e03a..160c752484b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/cpm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/cpm.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Example:
reg = <119c0 30>;
}
-* Properties common to mulitple CPM/QE devices
+* Properties common to multiple CPM/QE devices
- fsl,cpm-command : This value is ORed with the opcode and command flag
to specify the device on which a CPM command operates.
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
index 1815dfede1bc..349f79fd7076 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Required properties:
"fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-c", "fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-d",
"fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-e", "fsl,cpm2-pario-bank"
- #gpio-cells : Should be two. The first cell is the pin number and the
- second cell is used to specify optional paramters (currently unused).
+ second cell is used to specify optional parameters (currently unused).
- gpio-controller : Marks the port as GPIO controller.
Example of three SOC GPIO banks defined as gpio-controller nodes:
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/msi-pic.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/msi-pic.txt
index b26b91992c55..bcc30bac6831 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/msi-pic.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/msi-pic.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
* Freescale MSI interrupt controller
-Reguired properities:
+Required properties:
- compatible : compatible list, contains 2 entries,
first is "fsl,CHIP-msi", where CHIP is the processor(mpc8610, mpc8572,
etc.) and the second is "fsl,mpic-msi" or "fsl,ipic-msi" depending on
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/pmc.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/pmc.txt
index 02f6f43ee1b7..07256b7ffcaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/pmc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/pmc.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Properties:
compatible; all statements below that apply to "fsl,mpc8548-pmc" also
apply to "fsl,mpc8641d-pmc".
- Compatibility does not include bit assigments in SCCR/PMCDR/DEVDISR; these
- bit assigments are indicated via the sleep specifier in each device's
+ Compatibility does not include bit assignments in SCCR/PMCDR/DEVDISR; these
+ bit assignments are indicated via the sleep specifier in each device's
sleep property.
- reg: For devices compatible with "fsl,mpc8349-pmc", the first resource
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/qe_firmware.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/qe_firmware.txt
index 06da4d4b44f9..2031ddb33d09 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/qe_firmware.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/qe_firmware.txt
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ For example, to match the 8323, revision 1.0:
soc.major = 1
soc.minor = 0
-'padding' is neccessary for structure alignment. This field ensures that the
+'padding' is necessary for structure alignment. This field ensures that the
'extended_modes' field is aligned on a 64-bit boundary.
'extended_modes' is a bitfield that defines special functionality which has an
diff --git a/Documentation/rbtree.txt b/Documentation/rbtree.txt
index 7224459b469e..aae8355d3166 100644
--- a/Documentation/rbtree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rbtree.txt
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ Example:
}
/* Add new node and rebalance tree. */
- rb_link_node(data->node, parent, new);
- rb_insert_color(data->node, root);
+ rb_link_node(&data->node, parent, new);
+ rb_insert_color(&data->node, root);
return TRUE;
}
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ To remove an existing node from a tree, call:
Example:
- struct mytype *data = mysearch(mytree, "walrus");
+ struct mytype *data = mysearch(&mytree, "walrus");
if (data) {
- rb_erase(data->node, mytree);
+ rb_erase(&data->node, &mytree);
myfree(data);
}
@@ -188,5 +188,5 @@ Example:
struct rb_node *node;
for (node = rb_first(&mytree); node; node = rb_next(node))
- printk("key=%s\n", rb_entry(node, int, keystring));
+ printk("key=%s\n", rb_entry(node, struct mytype, node)->keystring);
diff --git a/Documentation/s390/Debugging390.txt b/Documentation/s390/Debugging390.txt
index 10711d9f0788..1eb576a023bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/s390/Debugging390.txt
+++ b/Documentation/s390/Debugging390.txt
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ break *$pc
break *0x400618
-heres a really useful one for large programs
+Here's a really useful one for large programs
rbr
Set a breakpoint for all functions matching REGEXP
e.g.
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ Breakpoint 2 at 0x4d87a4: file top.c, line 2609.
#5 0x51692c in readline_internal () at readline.c:521
#6 0x5164fe in readline (prompt=0x7ffff810 "\177ÿøx\177ÿ÷Ø\177ÿøxÀ")
at readline.c:349
-#7 0x4d7a8a in command_line_input (prrompt=0x564420 "(gdb) ", repeat=1,
+#7 0x4d7a8a in command_line_input (prompt=0x564420 "(gdb) ", repeat=1,
annotation_suffix=0x4d6b44 "prompt") at top.c:2091
#8 0x4d6cf0 in command_loop () at top.c:1345
#9 0x4e25bc in main (argc=1, argv=0x7ffffdf4) at main.c:635
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-nice-design.txt b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-nice-design.txt
index e2bae5a577e3..3ac1e46d5365 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-nice-design.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-nice-design.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ To sum it up: we always wanted to make nice levels more consistent, but
within the constraints of HZ and jiffies and their nasty design level
coupling to timeslices and granularity it was not really viable.
-The second (less frequent but still periodically occuring) complaint
+The second (less frequent but still periodically occurring) complaint
about Linux's nice level support was its assymetry around the origo
(which you can see demonstrated in the picture above), or more
accurately: the fact that nice level behavior depended on the _absolute_
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
index 683ccae00ad4..c014eccaf19f 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
- Packetized SCSI Protocol at 160MB/s and 320MB/s
- Quick Arbitration Selection (QAS)
- Retained Training Information (Rev B. ASIC only)
- - Interrupt Coalessing
+ - Interrupt Coalescing
- Initiator Mode (target mode not currently
supported)
- Support for the PCI-X standard up to 133MHz
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
index 230e30846ef2..08e2b4d04aab 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ of MOVE MEMORY instructions.
The 896 and the 895A allows handling of the phase mismatch context from
SCRIPTS (avoids the phase mismatch interrupt that stops the SCSI processor
until the C code has saved the context of the transfer).
-Implementing this without using LOAD/STORE instructions would be painfull
+Implementing this without using LOAD/STORE instructions would be painful
and I didn't even want to try it.
The 896 chip supports 64 bit PCI transactions and addressing, while the
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ characteristics. This feature may also reduce average command latency.
In order to really gain advantage of this feature, devices must have
a reasonable cache size (No miracle is to be expected for a low-end
hard disk with 128 KB or less).
-Some kown SCSI devices do not properly support tagged command queuing.
+Some known SCSI devices do not properly support tagged command queuing.
Generally, firmware revisions that fix this kind of problems are available
at respective vendor web/ftp sites.
All I can say is that the hard disks I use on my machines behave well with
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt b/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
index 49ea5c58c6bc..eb9a7b905b64 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ characteristics. This feature may also reduce average command latency.
In order to really gain advantage of this feature, devices must have
a reasonable cache size (No miracle is to be expected for a low-end
hard disk with 128 KB or less).
-Some kown old SCSI devices do not properly support tagged command queuing.
+Some known old SCSI devices do not properly support tagged command queuing.
Generally, firmware revisions that fix this kind of problems are available
at respective vendor web/ftp sites.
All I can say is that I never have had problem with tagged queuing using
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index 5c08d96f407c..4252697a95d6 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with
codecs (for debugging only)
enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off)
- power_save - Automatic power-saving timtout (in second, 0 =
+ power_save - Automatic power-saving timeout (in second, 0 =
disable)
power_save_controller - Reset HD-audio controller in power-saving mode
(default = on)
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
index 88b7433d2f11..71ac995b1915 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ methods for the HD-audio hardware.
The HD-audio component consists of two parts: the controller chip and
the codec chips on the HD-audio bus. Linux provides a single driver
for all controllers, snd-hda-intel. Although the driver name contains
-a word of a well-known harware vendor, it's not specific to it but for
+a word of a well-known hardware vendor, it's not specific to it but for
all controller chips by other companies. Since the HD-audio
controllers are supposed to be compatible, the single snd-hda-driver
should work in most cases. But, not surprisingly, there are known
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/hda_codec.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/hda_codec.txt
index 34e87ec1379c..de8efbc7e4bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/hda_codec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/hda_codec.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ For writing a sequence of verbs, use snd_hda_sequence_write().
There are variants of cached read/write, snd_hda_codec_write_cache(),
snd_hda_sequence_write_cache(). These are used for recording the
-register states for the power-mangement resume. When no PM is needed,
+register states for the power-management resume. When no PM is needed,
these are equivalent with non-cached version.
To retrieve the number of sub nodes connected to the given node, use
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index c302ddf629a0..6fab2dcbb4d3 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ nr_pdflush_threads
The current number of pdflush threads. This value is read-only.
The value changes according to the number of dirty pages in the system.
-When neccessary, additional pdflush threads are created, one per second, up to
+When necessary, additional pdflush threads are created, one per second, up to
nr_pdflush_threads_max.
==============================================================
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ swappiness
This control is used to define how aggressive the kernel will swap
memory pages. Higher values will increase agressiveness, lower values
-descrease the amount of swap.
+decrease the amount of swap.
The default value is 60.
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
index e7c09abcfab4..04763a325520 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at
Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision")
and up to 32 comparators. Normally three or more comparators are provided,
-each of which can generate oneshot interupts and at least one of which has
+each of which can generate oneshot interrupts and at least one of which has
additional hardware to support periodic interrupts. The comparators are
also called "timers", which can be misleading since usually timers are
independent of each other ... these share a counter, complicating resets.
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt b/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
index 20d368c59814..9bd00fc2e823 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Timerstats sample period: 3.888770 s
The first column is the number of events, the second column the pid, the third
column is the name of the process. The forth column shows the function which
-initialized the timer and in parantheses the callback function which was
+initialized the timer and in parenthesis the callback function which was
executed on expiry.
Thomas, Ingo
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
index 2a82d8602944..7bd27f0e2880 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
@@ -1834,4 +1834,4 @@ an error.
-----------
More details can be found in the source code, in the
-kernel/tracing/*.c files.
+kernel/trace/*.c files.
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt
index a956d9b7f943..6308735e58ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kmemtrace.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ III. Quick usage guide
CONFIG_KMEMTRACE).
2) Get the userspace tool and build it:
-$ git-clone git://repo.or.cz/kmemtrace-user.git # current repository
+$ git clone git://repo.or.cz/kmemtrace-user.git # current repository
$ cd kmemtrace-user/
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/WUSB-Design-overview.txt b/Documentation/usb/WUSB-Design-overview.txt
index 4c3d62c7843a..c480e9c32dbd 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/WUSB-Design-overview.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/WUSB-Design-overview.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The different logical parts of this driver are:
*UWB*: the Ultra-Wide-Band stack -- manages the radio and
associated spectrum to allow for devices sharing it. Allows to
- control bandwidth assingment, beaconing, scanning, etc
+ control bandwidth assignment, beaconing, scanning, etc
*
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ and sends the replies and notifications back to the API
[/uwb_rc_neh_grok()/]. Notifications are handled to the UWB daemon, that
is chartered, among other things, to keep the tab of how the UWB radio
neighborhood looks, creating and destroying devices as they show up or
-dissapear.
+disappear.
Command execution is very simple: a command block is sent and a event
block or reply is expected back. For sending/receiving command/events, a
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ read descriptors and move our data.
*Device life cycle and keep alives*
-Everytime there is a succesful transfer to/from a device, we update a
+Every time there is a successful transfer to/from a device, we update a
per-device activity timestamp. If not, every now and then we check and
if the activity timestamp gets old, we ping the device by sending it a
Keep Alive IE; it responds with a /DN_Alive/ pong during the DNTS (this
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ context (wa_xfer) and submit it. When the xfer is done, our callback is
called and we assign the status bits and release the xfer resources.
In dequeue() we are basically cancelling/aborting the transfer. We issue
-a xfer abort request to the HC, cancell all the URBs we had submitted
+a xfer abort request to the HC, cancel all the URBs we had submitted
and not yet done and when all that is done, the xfer callback will be
called--this will call the URB callback.
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
index 6f24f566955a..fe6a99a32bbd 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Association and disassociation of URBs with anchors
An association of URBs to an anchor is made by an explicit
call to usb_anchor_urb(). The association is maintained until
-an URB is finished by (successfull) completion. Thus disassociation
+an URB is finished by (successful) completion. Thus disassociation
is automatic. A function is provided to forcibly finish (kill)
all URBs associated with an anchor.
Furthermore, disassociation can be made with usb_unanchor_urb()
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ usb_get_from_anchor()
Returns the oldest anchored URB of an anchor. The URB is unanchored
and returned with a reference. As you may mix URBs to several
destinations in one anchor you have no guarantee the chronologically
-first submitted URB is returned. \ No newline at end of file
+first submitted URB is returned.
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/callbacks.txt b/Documentation/usb/callbacks.txt
index 7c812411945b..bfb36b34b79e 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/callbacks.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/callbacks.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Accept or decline an interface. If you accept the device return 0,
otherwise -ENODEV or -ENXIO. Other error codes should be used only if a
genuine error occurred during initialisation which prevented a driver
from accepting a device that would else have been accepted.
-You are strongly encouraged to use usbcore'sfacility,
+You are strongly encouraged to use usbcore's facility,
usb_set_intfdata(), to associate a data structure with an interface, so
that you know which internal state and identity you associate with a
particular interface. The device will not be suspended and you may do IO
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt
index 914cb7e734a2..4652c0f5da32 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ encoder chip:
2) Some people have problems getting the i2c bus to work.
The symptom is that the eeprom cannot be read and the card is
unusable. This is probably fixed, but if you have problems
- then post to the video4linux or ivtv-users mailinglist.
+ then post to the video4linux or ivtv-users mailing list.
3) VBI (raw or sliced) has not yet been implemented.
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0765bb6aa3cb..9e28c5c16602 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ F: fs/freevxfs/
FREEZER
P: Pavel Machek
-M: pavel@suse.cz
+M: pavel@ucw.cz
P: Rafael J. Wysocki
M: rjw@sisk.pl
L: linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
index 28cf36967977..506a5e5a9ad5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jornada_ssp_reverse);
* timeout after <timeout> rounds. Needs mcu running before its called.
*
* returns : %mcu output on success
- * : %-ETIMEOUT on timeout
+ * : %-ETIMEDOUT on timeout
*/
int jornada_ssp_byte(u8 byte)
{
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jornada_ssp_byte);
* jornada_ssp_inout - decide if input is command or trading byte
*
* returns : (jornada_ssp_byte(byte)) on success
- * : %-ETIMEOUT on timeout failure
+ * : %-ETIMEDOUT on timeout failure
*/
int jornada_ssp_inout(u8 byte)
{
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index c56fd3eb7c10..a60cfe757914 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ config BFIN_GPTIMERS
are unsure, say N.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
- will be called gptimers.ko.
+ will be called gptimers.
choice
prompt "Uncached DMA region"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
index 89497fb04280..3b52c80e5e33 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
* PowerPC64 SLB support.
*
* Copyright (C) 2004 David Gibson <dwg@au.ibm.com>, IBM
- * Based on earlier code writteh by:
+ * Based on earlier code written by:
* Dave Engebretsen and Mike Corrigan {engebret|mikejc}@us.ibm.com
* Copyright (c) 2001 Dave Engebretsen
* Copyright (C) 2002 Anton Blanchard <anton@au.ibm.com>, IBM
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/head.S b/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
index 6d227413cbe7..ec6882348520 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ __HEAD
.org 0x100
#
# subroutine for loading from tape
-# Paramters:
+# Parameters:
# R1 = device number
# R2 = load address
.Lloader:
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 6273d98d00eb..ac176da1f94e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ static int ata_acpi_run_tf(struct ata_device *dev,
/**
* ata_acpi_exec_tfs - get then write drive taskfile settings
* @dev: target ATA device
- * @nr_executed: out paramter for the number of executed commands
+ * @nr_executed: out parameter for the number of executed commands
*
- * Evaluate _GTF and excute returned taskfiles.
+ * Evaluate _GTF and execute returned taskfiles.
*
* LOCKING:
* EH context.
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 94919ad03df1..fa22f94ca415 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
/**
* ata_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER
* @link: link on which timings will be programmed
- * @r_failed_dev: out paramter for failed device
+ * @r_failed_dev: out parameter for failed device
*
* Set ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.). If
* ata_set_mode() fails, pointer to the failing device is
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index c6599618523e..4b04a15146d7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static struct device *next_device(struct klist_iter *i)
*
* NOTE: The device that returns a non-zero value is not retained
* in any way, nor is its refcount incremented. If the caller needs
- * to retain this data, it should do, and increment the reference
+ * to retain this data, it should do so, and increment the reference
* count in the supplied callback.
*/
int bus_for_each_dev(struct bus_type *bus, struct device *start,
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index ac5e05a98b2f..bb72ada9f074 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ config GDROM
with up to 1 GB of data. This drive will also read standard CD ROM
disks. Select this option to access any disks in your GD ROM drive.
Most users will want to say "Y" here.
- You can also build this as a module which will be called gdrom.ko
+ You can also build this as a module which will be called gdrom.
source "drivers/block/paride/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index b1e9652c0d9d..30bae6de6a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ config HVCS
this driver.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called hvcs.ko. Additionally, this module
+ module will be called hvcs. Additionally, this module
will depend on arch specific APIs exported from hvcserver.ko
which will also be compiled when this driver is built as a
module.
diff --git a/drivers/char/amiserial.c b/drivers/char/amiserial.c
index fd3ebd1be570..72429b6b2fa8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/amiserial.c
+++ b/drivers/char/amiserial.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static void change_speed(struct async_struct *info,
info->IER |= UART_IER_MSI;
}
/* TBD:
- * Does clearing IER_MSI imply that we should disbale the VBL interrupt ?
+ * Does clearing IER_MSI imply that we should disable the VBL interrupt ?
*/
/*
diff --git a/drivers/connector/Kconfig b/drivers/connector/Kconfig
index 100bfd422066..6e6730f9dfd1 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/connector/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ menuconfig CONNECTOR
of the netlink socket protocol.
Connector support can also be built as a module. If so, the module
- will be called cn.ko.
+ will be called cn.
if CONNECTOR
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
index e748e55bd86b..5b27692372bf 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK_AES
Available in VIA C3 and newer CPUs.
If unsure say M. The compiled module will be
- called padlock-aes.ko
+ called padlock-aes.
config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK_SHA
tristate "PadLock driver for SHA1 and SHA256 algorithms"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_PADLOCK_SHA
Available in VIA C7 and newer processors.
If unsure say M. The compiled module will be
- called padlock-sha.ko
+ called padlock-sha.
config CRYPTO_DEV_GEODE
tristate "Support for the Geode LX AES engine"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ config ZCRYPT_MONOLITHIC
bool "Monolithic zcrypt module"
depends on ZCRYPT="m"
help
- Select this option if you want to have a single module z90crypt.ko
+ Select this option if you want to have a single module z90crypt,
that contains all parts of the crypto device driver (ap bus,
request router and all the card drivers).
diff --git a/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c b/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
index facfdb1fa71c..d205d493a68a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static void e752x_init_sysbus_parity_mask(struct e752x_pvt *pvt)
struct pci_dev *dev = pvt->dev_d0f1;
int enable = 1;
- /* Allow module paramter override, else see if CPU supports parity */
+ /* Allow module parameter override, else see if CPU supports parity */
if (sysbus_parity != -1) {
enable = sysbus_parity;
} else if (cpu_id[0] &&
diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index cf06494bb744..9a5d0aaac9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ menuconfig IDE
SMART parameters from disk drives.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called ide-core.ko.
+ module will be called ide-core.
For further information, please read <file:Documentation/ide/ide.txt>.
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
index bbdd2547f12a..702ef64a0f12 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static ide_startstop_t ide_transfer_pc(ide_drive_t *drive)
/*
* If necessary schedule the packet transfer to occur 'timeout'
- * miliseconds later in ide_delayed_transfer_pc() after the
+ * milliseconds later in ide_delayed_transfer_pc() after the
* device says it's ready for a packet.
*/
if (drive->atapi_flags & IDE_AFLAG_ZIP_DRIVE) {
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
index 5c0a631d1455..06f46fcc0772 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ config INPUT_GPIO_ROTARY_ENCODER
depends on GPIOLIB && GENERIC_GPIO
help
Say Y here to add support for rotary encoders connected to GPIO lines.
- Check file:Documentation/incput/rotary_encoder.txt for more
+ Check file:Documentation/input/rotary-encoder.txt for more
information.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
index 7d97d54588d9..77e9fdda0597 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int cf_command(int drvid, int mode,
(mode != 1) ? "" : " 0 ",
(mode != 1) ? "" : fwd_nr);
- retval = divert_if.ll_cmd(&cs->ics); /* excute command */
+ retval = divert_if.ll_cmd(&cs->ics); /* execute command */
if (!retval)
{ cs->prev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
index 3083338716b2..47dbfe298b43 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ tone_off:
break;
}
dsp->cmx_delay = (*((int *)data)) << 3;
- /* miliseconds to samples */
+ /* milliseconds to samples */
if (dsp->cmx_delay >= (CMX_BUFF_HALF>>1))
/* clip to half of maximum usable buffer
(half of half buffer) */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
index 60955a70d880..1bb66e1ed5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ config DVB_USB_TTUSB2
help
Say Y here to support the Pinnacle 400e DVB-S USB2.0 receiver. The
firmware protocol used by this module is similar to the one used by the
- old ttusb-driver - that's why the module is called dvb-usb-ttusb2.ko.
+ old ttusb-driver - that's why the module is called dvb-usb-ttusb2.
config DVB_USB_DTT200U
tristate "WideView WT-200U and WT-220U (pen) DVB-T USB2.0 support (Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon/Yuan)"
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
index 3e6ffee8dfed..ccd47f57f42c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int hdpvr_submit_buffers(struct hdpvr_device *dev)
buff_list);
if (buf->status != BUFSTAT_AVAILABLE) {
v4l2_err(&dev->v4l2_dev,
- "buffer not marked as availbale\n");
+ "buffer not marked as available\n");
ret = -EFAULT;
goto err;
}
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/lsi/mpi_history.txt b/drivers/message/fusion/lsi/mpi_history.txt
index 693e4b511354..fa9249b4971a 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/lsi/mpi_history.txt
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/lsi/mpi_history.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ mpi_ioc.h
* 08-08-01 01.02.01 Original release for v1.2 work.
* New format for FWVersion and ProductId in
* MSG_IOC_FACTS_REPLY and MPI_FW_HEADER.
- * 08-31-01 01.02.02 Addded event MPI_EVENT_SCSI_DEVICE_STATUS_CHANGE and
+ * 08-31-01 01.02.02 Added event MPI_EVENT_SCSI_DEVICE_STATUS_CHANGE and
* related structure and defines.
* Added event MPI_EVENT_ON_BUS_TIMER_EXPIRED.
* Added MPI_IOCINIT_FLAGS_DISCARD_FW_IMAGE.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ mpi_ioc.h
* 10-11-06 01.05.12 Added MPI_IOCFACTS_EXCEPT_METADATA_UNSUPPORTED.
* Added MaxInitiators field to PortFacts reply.
* Added SAS Device Status Change ReasonCode for
- * asynchronous notificaiton.
+ * asynchronous notification.
* Added MPI_EVENT_SAS_EXPANDER_STATUS_CHANGE and event
* data structure.
* Added new ImageType values for FWDownload and FWUpload
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ mpi_fc.h
* 11-02-00 01.01.01 Original release for post 1.0 work
* 12-04-00 01.01.02 Added messages for Common Transport Send and
* Primitive Send.
- * 01-09-01 01.01.03 Modifed some of the new flags to have an MPI prefix
+ * 01-09-01 01.01.03 Modified some of the new flags to have an MPI prefix
* and modified the FcPrimitiveSend flags.
* 01-25-01 01.01.04 Move InitiatorIndex in LinkServiceRsp reply to a larger
* field.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index 7d04fb9ddcaa..b8e35a0b4d72 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ config MTD_AFS_PARTS
You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver
for your particular device. It won't happen automatically. The
- 'armflash' map driver (CONFIG_MTD_ARMFLASH) does this, for example.
+ 'armflash' map driver (CONFIG_MTD_ARM_INTEGRATOR) does this, for
+ example.
config MTD_OF_PARTS
tristate "Flash partition map based on OF description"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index 6fde0a2e3567..325fab92a62c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config MTD_MS02NV
If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
- The module will be called ms02-nv.ko.
+ The module will be called ms02-nv.
config MTD_DATAFLASH
tristate "Support for AT45xxx DataFlash"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
index 890936d0275e..f3276897859e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ config MTD_NAND_BASLER_EXCITE
help
This enables the driver for the NAND flash device found on the
Basler eXcite Smart Camera. If built as a module, the driver
- will be named "excite_nandflash.ko".
+ will be named excite_nandflash.
config MTD_NAND_CAFE
tristate "NAND support for OLPC CAFÉ chip"
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ config MTD_NAND_CS553X
controller is enabled for NAND, and currently requires that
the controller be in MMIO mode.
- If you say "m", the module will be called "cs553x_nand.ko".
+ If you say "m", the module will be called cs553x_nand.
config MTD_NAND_ATMEL
tristate "Support for NAND Flash / SmartMedia on AT91 and AVR32"
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index f3c4a3b910bb..3111b6c7cbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ config FEC_MPC52xx
---help---
This option enables support for the MPC5200's on-chip
Fast Ethernet Controller
- If compiled as module, it will be called 'fec_mpc52xx.ko'.
+ If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx.
config FEC_MPC52xx_MDIO
bool "MPC52xx FEC MDIO bus driver"
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ config FEC_MPC52xx_MDIO
(Motorola? industry standard).
If your board uses an external PHY connected to FEC, enable this.
If not sure, enable.
- If compiled as module, it will be called 'fec_mpc52xx_phy.ko'.
+ If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx_phy.
config NE_H8300
tristate "NE2000 compatible support for H8/300"
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index 78cc71469136..b642647170be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ static int __init ltpc_setup(char *str)
if (ints[0] > 2) {
dma = ints[3];
}
- /* ignore any other paramters */
+ /* ignore any other parameters */
}
return 1;
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.h b/drivers/net/b44.h
index e678498de6db..d24158e7f309 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.h
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
#define B44_DMARX_STAT 0x021CUL /* DMA RX Current Active Desc. + Status */
#define DMARX_STAT_CDMASK 0x00000fff /* Current Descriptor Mask */
#define DMARX_STAT_SMASK 0x0000f000 /* State Mask */
-#define DMARX_STAT_SDISABLED 0x00000000 /* State Disbaled */
+#define DMARX_STAT_SDISABLED 0x00000000 /* State Disabled */
#define DMARX_STAT_SACTIVE 0x00001000 /* State Active */
#define DMARX_STAT_SIDLE 0x00002000 /* State Idle Wait */
#define DMARX_STAT_SSTOPPED 0x00003000 /* State Stopped */
diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index 0f9ee1348552..af5364f49550 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ static int e100_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
/* ack any pending wake events, disable PME */
pci_enable_wake(pdev, 0, 0);
- /* disbale reverse auto-negotiation */
+ /* disable reverse auto-negotiation */
if (nic->phy == phy_82552_v) {
u16 smartspeed = mdio_read(netdev, nic->mii.phy_id,
E100_82552_SMARTSPEED);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
index f37360aa12a8..44f0bf23dafc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct e1000_info;
e_printk(KERN_NOTICE, adapter, format, ## arg)
-/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode paramter */
+/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode parameter */
#define E1000E_INT_MODE_LEGACY 0
#define E1000E_INT_MODE_MSI 1
#define E1000E_INT_MODE_MSIX 2
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
index 16a41389575a..78952f8324e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct ehea_qp_init_attr {
};
/*
- * Event Queue attributes, passed as paramter
+ * Event Queue attributes, passed as parameter
*/
struct ehea_eq_attr {
u32 type;
diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h b/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
index 4bff35e46871..d488733893a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct igbvf_adapter;
/* Interrupt defines */
#define IGBVF_START_ITR 648 /* ~6000 ints/sec */
-/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode paramter */
+/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode parameter */
#define IGBVF_INT_MODE_LEGACY 0
#define IGBVF_INT_MODE_MSI 1
#define IGBVF_INT_MODE_MSIX 2
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipg.h b/drivers/net/ipg.h
index dd9318f19497..dfc2541bb556 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipg.h
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ enum ipg_regs {
#define IPG_DMALIST_ALIGN_PAD 0x07
#define IPG_MULTICAST_HASHTABLE_SIZE 0x40
-/* Number of miliseconds to wait after issuing a software reset.
+/* Number of milliseconds to wait after issuing a software reset.
* 0x05 <= IPG_AC_RESETWAIT to account for proper 10Mbps operation.
*/
#define IPG_AC_RESETWAIT 0x05
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 7bcc49de1637..e8eeef0c9c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void mlx4_en_set_default_moderation(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
int i;
/* If we haven't received a specific coalescing setting
- * (module param), we set the moderation paramters as follows:
+ * (module param), we set the moderation parameters as follows:
* - moder_cnt is set to the number of mtu sized packets to
* satisfy our coelsing target.
* - moder_time is set to a fixed value.
diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.h b/drivers/net/niu.h
index 8754e44cadae..3bd0b5933d59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.h
@@ -3242,8 +3242,8 @@ struct niu {
struct niu_parent *parent;
u32 flags;
-#define NIU_FLAGS_HOTPLUG_PHY_PRESENT 0x02000000 /* Removebale PHY detected*/
-#define NIU_FLAGS_HOTPLUG_PHY 0x01000000 /* Removebale PHY */
+#define NIU_FLAGS_HOTPLUG_PHY_PRESENT 0x02000000 /* Removeable PHY detected*/
+#define NIU_FLAGS_HOTPLUG_PHY 0x01000000 /* Removeable PHY */
#define NIU_FLAGS_VPD_VALID 0x00800000 /* VPD has valid version */
#define NIU_FLAGS_MSIX 0x00400000 /* MSI-X in use */
#define NIU_FLAGS_MCAST 0x00200000 /* multicast filter enabled */
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index c92ced247947..1fd5ecb24425 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ static int ql_adapter_reset(struct ql_adapter *qdev)
if (value & RST_FO_FR) {
QPRINTK(qdev, IFDOWN, ERR,
- "ETIMEOUT!!! errored out of resetting the chip!\n");
+ "ETIMEDOUT!!! errored out of resetting the chip!\n");
status = -ETIMEDOUT;
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
index 9f81b797f10b..ac9493f6c1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ end:
/* We are being asked by firmware to accept
* a change to the port. This is only
* a change to max frame sizes (Tx/Rx), pause
- * paramters, or loopback mode. We wake up a worker
+ * parameters, or loopback mode. We wake up a worker
* to handler processing this since a mailbox command
* will need to be sent to ACK the request.
*/
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int ql_mpi_handler(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
/* We are being asked by firmware to accept
* a change to the port. This is only
* a change to max frame sizes (Tx/Rx), pause
- * paramters, or loopback mode.
+ * parameters, or loopback mode.
*/
case AEN_IDC_REQ:
status = ql_idc_req_aen(qdev);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int ql_mpi_handler(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
/* Process and inbound IDC event.
* This will happen when we're trying to
* change tx/rx max frame size, change pause
- * paramters or loopback mode.
+ * parameters or loopback mode.
*/
case AEN_IDC_CMPLT:
case AEN_IDC_EXT:
diff --git a/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h b/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
index 1ff589988d10..2976757a36fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ struct smt_p_reason {
#define SMT_RDF_SUCCESS 0x00000003 /* success (PMF) */
#define SMT_RDF_BADSET 0x00000004 /* bad set count (PMF) */
#define SMT_RDF_ILLEGAL 0x00000005 /* read only (PMF) */
-#define SMT_RDF_NOPARAM 0x6 /* paramter not supported (PMF) */
+#define SMT_RDF_NOPARAM 0x6 /* parameter not supported (PMF) */
#define SMT_RDF_RANGE 0x8 /* out of range */
#define SMT_RDF_AUTHOR 0x9 /* not autohorized */
#define SMT_RDF_LENGTH 0x0a /* length error */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 534c0f38483c..0337b9d673f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Phillips <mikep@linuxtr.net>") ;
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("3Com 3C359 Velocity XL Token Ring Adapter Driver \n") ;
MODULE_FIRMWARE(FW_NAME);
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
/* Ring Speed 0,4,16
* 0 = Autosense
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
index 2e70ee8f1459..46a2cc92d979 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static char *open_min_error[] = {
"Monitor Contention failer for RPL", "FDX Protocol Error"
};
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
/* Ring Speed 0,4,16
* 0 = Autosense
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
index d068a9d36883..2d819fc85589 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static char *open_min_error[] = {"No error", "Function Failure", "Signal Lost",
"Reserved", "Reserved", "No Monitor Detected for RPL",
"Monitor Contention failer for RPL", "FDX Protocol Error"};
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Phillips <mikep@linuxtr.net>") ;
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Olympic PCI/Cardbus Chipset Driver") ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
index 6fcb500257bc..61fe80dda3e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
*
* Limitation:
* Can only get/set setttings of the first queue.
- * Need to re-open the interface manually after changing some paramters.
+ * Need to re-open the interface manually after changing some parameters.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index f3a2fce6166c..47f68cfa7e21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static void rx_complete (struct urb *urb)
/* stalls need manual reset. this is rare ... except that
* when going through USB 2.0 TTs, unplug appears this way.
- * we avoid the highspeed version of the ETIMEOUT/EILSEQ
+ * we avoid the highspeed version of the ETIMEDOUT/EILSEQ
* storm, recovering as needed.
*/
case -EPIPE:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 3d94e7dfea69..3359497012aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ config PRISM54
If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
- The module will be called prism54.ko.
+ The module will be called prism54.
config USB_ZD1201
tristate "USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
index 932d207bce23..c15db2293515 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/Kconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config HOSTAP
PLX/PCI/CS version of the driver to actually use the driver.
The driver can be compiled as a module and it will be called
- "hostap.ko".
+ hostap.
config HOSTAP_FIRMWARE
bool "Support downloading firmware images with Host AP driver"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ config HOSTAP_PLX
driver.
The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named
- "hostap_plx.ko".
+ hostap_plx.
config HOSTAP_PCI
tristate "Host AP driver for Prism2.5 PCI adaptors"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ config HOSTAP_PCI
driver.
The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named
- "hostap_pci.ko".
+ hostap_pci.
config HOSTAP_CS
tristate "Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 PC Cards"
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ config HOSTAP_CS
driver.
The driver can be compiled as a module and will be named
- "hostap_cs.ko".
+ hostap_cs.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
index 8304f6406a17..736162324ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ config IWLAGN
If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The
- module will be called iwlagn.ko.
+ module will be called iwlagn.
config IWL4965
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ config IWL3945
If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The
- module will be called iwl3945.ko.
+ module will be called iwl3945.
config IWL3945_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT
bool "Enable Spectrum Measurement in iwl3945 driver"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index bebf735cd4bd..ff0042ffe3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static int rndis_set_config_parameter(struct usbnet *dev, char *param,
ret = rndis_set_oid(dev, OID_GEN_RNDIS_CONFIG_PARAMETER,
infobuf, info_len);
if (ret != 0)
- devdbg(dev, "setting rndis config paramater failed, %d.", ret);
+ devdbg(dev, "setting rndis config parameter failed, %d.", ret);
kfree(infobuf);
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
index bfc5d9cf716e..1ae11c7f17af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Kconfig
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ menuconfig RT2X00
When building one of the individual drivers, the rt2x00 library
will also be created. That library (when the driver is built as
- a module) will be called "rt2x00lib.ko".
+ a module) will be called rt2x00lib.
Additionally PCI and USB libraries will also be build depending
on the types of drivers being selected, these libraries will be
- called "rt2x00pci.ko" and "rt2x00usb.ko".
+ called rt2x00pci and rt2x00usb.
if RT2X00
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config RT2400PCI
This adds support for rt2400 wireless chipset family.
Supported chips: RT2460.
- When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2400pci.ko".
+ When compiled as a module, this driver will be called rt2400pci.
config RT2500PCI
tristate "Ralink rt2500 (PCI/PCMCIA) support"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config RT2500PCI
This adds support for rt2500 wireless chipset family.
Supported chips: RT2560.
- When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2500pci.ko".
+ When compiled as a module, this driver will be called rt2500pci.
config RT61PCI
tristate "Ralink rt2501/rt61 (PCI/PCMCIA) support"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ config RT61PCI
This adds support for rt2501 wireless chipset family.
Supported chips: RT2561, RT2561S & RT2661.
- When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt61pci.ko".
+ When compiled as a module, this driver will be called rt61pci.
config RT2500USB
tristate "Ralink rt2500 (USB) support"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ config RT2500USB
This adds support for rt2500 wireless chipset family.
Supported chips: RT2571 & RT2572.
- When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt2500usb.ko".
+ When compiled as a module, this driver will be called rt2500usb.
config RT73USB
tristate "Ralink rt2501/rt73 (USB) support"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ config RT73USB
This adds support for rt2501 wireless chipset family.
Supported chips: RT2571W, RT2573 & RT2671.
- When compiled as a module, this driver will be called "rt73usb.ko".
+ When compiled as a module, this driver will be called rt73usb.
config RT2X00_LIB_PCI
tristate
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
index a631613177d0..d83e3794d340 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void rt2x00link_reset_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, bool antenna);
* @rt2x00dev: Pointer to &struct rt2x00_dev.
*
* Initialize work structure and all link tuning related
- * paramters. This will not start the link tuning process itself.
+ * parameters. This will not start the link tuning process itself.
*/
void rt2x00link_register(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
index e55b33961aeb..fa2821be44c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ psa_read(struct net_device * dev,
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
- * Write the Paramter Storage Area to the WaveLAN card's memory
+ * Write the Parameter Storage Area to the WaveLAN card's memory
*/
static void
psa_write(struct net_device * dev,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
index 3eee70928d45..2d6da78fddb6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ alloc_err:
return rc;
}
-static int sn_pci_hotplug_init(void)
+static int __init sn_pci_hotplug_init(void)
{
struct pci_bus *pci_bus = NULL;
int rc;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static int sn_pci_hotplug_init(void)
return registered == 1 ? 0 : -ENODEV;
}
-static void sn_pci_hotplug_exit(void)
+static void __exit sn_pci_hotplug_exit(void)
{
struct hotplug_slot *bss_hotplug_slot;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig b/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
index a7745c82b4ae..cb909a5b5047 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config LCS
Select this option if you want to use LCS networking on IBM System z.
This device driver supports Token Ring (IEEE 802.5),
FDDI (IEEE 802.7) and Ethernet.
- To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is lcs.ko.
+ To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is lcs.
If you do not know what it is, it's safe to choose Y.
config CTCM
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config CTCM
It also supports virtual CTCs when running under VM.
This driver also supports channel-to-channel MPC SNA devices.
MPC is an SNA protocol device used by Communication Server for Linux.
- To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is ctcm.ko.
+ To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is ctcm.
To compile into the kernel, choose Y.
If you do not need any channel-to-channel connection, choose N.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ config NETIUCV
link between VM guests. Using ifconfig a point-to-point connection
can be established to the Linux on IBM System z
running on the other VM guest. To compile as a module, choose M.
- The module name is netiucv.ko. If unsure, choose Y.
+ The module name is netiucv. If unsure, choose Y.
config SMSGIUCV
tristate "IUCV special message support (VM only)"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ config CLAW
This driver supports channel attached CLAW devices.
CLAW is Common Link Access for Workstation. Common devices
that use CLAW are RS/6000s, Cisco Routers (CIP) and 3172 devices.
- To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is claw.ko.
+ To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is claw.
To compile into the kernel, choose Y.
config QETH
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ config QETH
<http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390>
To compile this driver as a module, choose M.
- The module name is qeth.ko.
+ The module name is qeth.
config QETH_L2
tristate "qeth layer 2 device support"
depends on QETH
help
Select this option to be able to run qeth devices in layer 2 mode.
- To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is qeth_l2.ko.
+ To compile as a module, choose M. The module name is qeth_l2.
If unsure, choose y.
config QETH_L3
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ config QETH_L3
depends on QETH
help
Select this option to be able to run qeth devices in layer 3 mode.
- To compile as a module choose M. The module name is qeth_l3.ko.
+ To compile as a module choose M. The module name is qeth_l3.
If unsure, choose Y.
config QETH_IPV6
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
index bb2752b4130f..35493a82d2a8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void zfcp_wka_port_put(struct zfcp_wka_port *wka_port)
{
if (atomic_dec_return(&wka_port->refcount) != 0)
return;
- /* wait 10 miliseconds, other reqs might pop in */
+ /* wait 10 milliseconds, other reqs might pop in */
schedule_delayed_work(&wka_port->work, HZ / 100);
}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt/osd_util.h b/drivers/scsi/dpt/osd_util.h
index 4b56c0436ba2..b2613c2eaac7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt/osd_util.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt/osd_util.h
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ uLONG osdGetThreadID(void);
/* wakes up the specifed thread */
void osdWakeThread(uLONG);
-/* osd sleep for x miliseconds */
+/* osd sleep for x milliseconds */
void osdSleep(uLONG);
#define DPT_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST 0x00
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index e9fa6762044a..7991ba1980ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -1174,8 +1174,8 @@ lpfc_cmd_blksize(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
* @reftag: out: ref tag (reference tag)
*
* Description:
- * Extract DIF paramters from the command if possible. Otherwise,
- * use default paratmers.
+ * Extract DIF parameters from the command if possible. Otherwise,
+ * use default parameters.
*
**/
static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h
index 795201fa0b48..512c2cc1a33f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ typedef struct {
u8 type; /* Type of the device */
u8 cur_status; /* current status of the device */
u8 tag_depth; /* Level of tagging */
- u8 sync_neg; /* sync negotiation - ENABLE or DISBALE */
+ u8 sync_neg; /* sync negotiation - ENABLE or DISABLE */
u32 size; /* configurable size in terms of 512 byte
blocks */
}__attribute__ ((packed)) phys_drv;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mbox_defs.h b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mbox_defs.h
index 170399ef06f4..b25b74764ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mbox_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/mbox_defs.h
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ typedef struct {
* @type : Type of the device
* @cur_status : current status of the device
* @tag_depth : Level of tagging
- * @sync_neg : sync negotiation - ENABLE or DISBALE
+ * @sync_neg : sync negotiation - ENABLE or DISABLE
* @size : configurable size in terms of 512 byte
*/
typedef struct {
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 641e800ed693..1132c5cae7ab 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ config SERIAL_UARTLITE
Say Y here if you want to use the Xilinx uartlite serial controller.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called uartlite.ko.
+ module will be called uartlite.
config SERIAL_UARTLITE_CONSOLE
bool "Support for console on Xilinx uartlite serial port"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt b/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
index 9f6772bc68c2..1c2907c1dc81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is a driver for the WIS GO7007SB multi-format video encoder.
Pete Eberlein <pete@sensoray.com>
-The driver was orignally released under the GPL and is currently hosted at:
+The driver was originally released under the GPL and is currently hosted at:
http://nikosapi.org/wiki/index.php/WIS_Go7007_Linux_driver
The go7007 firmware can be acquired from the package on the site above.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ These should be used instead of the non-standard GO7007 ioctls described
below.
-The README files from the orignal package appear below:
+The README files from the original package appears below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
WIS GO7007SB Public Linux Driver
diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/lcd-panel-cgram.txt b/drivers/staging/panel/lcd-panel-cgram.txt
index f9ceef4322a3..7f82c905763d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/panel/lcd-panel-cgram.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/panel/lcd-panel-cgram.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ characters 0 to 7. The escape code to define a new character is
'\e[LG' followed by one digit from 0 to 7, representing the character
number, and up to 8 couples of hex digits terminated by a semi-colon
(';'). Each couple of digits represents a line, with 1-bits for each
-illuminated pixel with LSB on the right. Lines are numberred from the
+illuminated pixel with LSB on the right. Lines are numbered from the
top of the character to the bottom. On a 5x7 matrix, only the 5 lower
bits of the 7 first bytes are used for each character. If the string
is incomplete, only complete lines will be redefined. Here are some
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
index c00f9ab9c46c..2edf2999f5c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
@@ -5664,7 +5664,7 @@ VOID AsicUpdateProtect(
#if 0
MacReg |= (pAd->CommonCfg.RtsThreshold << 8);
#else
- // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enbale Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
+ // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enable Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
if ((
#ifdef DOT11_N_SUPPORT
(pAd->CommonCfg.BACapability.field.AmsduEnable) ||
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/mlme.c
index 8a82cee8bf26..a26bc033337d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/mlme.c
@@ -5561,7 +5561,7 @@ VOID AsicUpdateProtect(
#if 0
MacReg |= (pAd->CommonCfg.RtsThreshold << 8);
#else
- // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enbale Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
+ // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enable Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
if ((
#ifdef DOT11_N_SUPPORT
(pAd->CommonCfg.BACapability.field.AmsduEnable) ||
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt3070/common/mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rt3070/common/mlme.c
index 0ffbfa36699e..0189bab013cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt3070/common/mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt3070/common/mlme.c
@@ -5575,7 +5575,7 @@ VOID AsicUpdateProtect(
RTMP_IO_READ32(pAd, TX_RTS_CFG, &MacReg);
MacReg &= 0xFF0000FF;
- // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enbale Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
+ // If the user want disable RtsThreshold and enable Amsdu/Ralink-Aggregation, set the RtsThreshold as 4096
if ((
#ifdef DOT11_N_SUPPORT
(pAd->CommonCfg.BACapability.field.AmsduEnable) ||
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index 888198c9a106..824e65bdc433 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ int hfa384x_drvr_ramdl_write(hfa384x_t *hw, u32 daddr, void *buf, u32 len)
* 0 success
* >0 f/w reported error - f/w status code
* <0 driver reported error
-* -ETIMEOUT timout waiting for the cmd regs to become
+* -ETIMEDOUT timout waiting for the cmd regs to become
* available, or waiting for the control reg
* to indicate the Aux port is enabled.
* -ENODATA the buffer does NOT contain a valid PDA.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
index eabf20eeb370..db964db42d3c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct edgeport_port {
__u8 shadow_mcr;
__u8 shadow_lsr;
__u8 lsr_mask;
- __u32 ump_read_timeout; /* Number of miliseconds the UMP will
+ __u32 ump_read_timeout; /* Number of milliseconds the UMP will
wait without data before completing
a read short */
int baud_rate;
diff --git a/drivers/w1/Kconfig b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
index 9adbb4f90479..fd2c7bd9dfbe 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/w1/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ menuconfig W1
If you want W1 support, you should say Y here.
This W1 support can also be built as a module. If so, the module
- will be called wire.ko.
+ will be called wire.
if W1
diff --git a/drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig b/drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
index 96d2f8e4c275..3195fb8b7d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/w1/masters/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config W1_MASTER_MATROX
using Matrox's G400 GPIO pins.
This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
- will be called matrox_w1.ko.
+ will be called matrox_w1.
config W1_MASTER_DS2490
tristate "DS2490 USB <-> W1 transport layer for 1-wire"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config W1_MASTER_DS2490
for example DS9490*.
This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
- will be called ds2490.ko.
+ will be called ds2490.
config W1_MASTER_DS2482
tristate "Maxim DS2482 I2C to 1-Wire bridge"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ config W1_MASTER_GPIO
GPIO pins. This driver uses the GPIO API to control the wire.
This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
- will be called w1-gpio.ko.
+ will be called w1-gpio.
config HDQ_MASTER_OMAP
tristate "OMAP HDQ driver"
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 5744cac4864b..b166f2852a64 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ config SBC8360_WDT
Board Computer produced by Axiomtek Co., Ltd. (www.axiomtek.com).
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called sbc8360.ko.
+ module will be called sbc8360.
Most people will say N.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
index 96eb2cbe5874..0c9059676690 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int iop_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
if (test_bit(WDT_ENABLED, &wdt_status))
state = wdt_disable();
- /* if the timer is not disbaled reload and notify that we are still
+ /* if the timer is not disabled reload and notify that we are still
* going down
*/
if (state != 0) {
diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index 59000215e59b..5f80848c320c 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ static void bio_kmalloc_destructor(struct bio *bio)
*
* If %__GFP_WAIT is set, then bio_alloc will always be able to allocate
* a bio. This is due to the mempool guarantees. To make this work, callers
- * must never allocate more than 1 bio at the time from this pool. Callers
+ * must never allocate more than 1 bio at a time from this pool. Callers
* that need to allocate more than 1 bio must always submit the previously
- * allocate bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
+ * allocated bio for IO before attempting to allocate a new one. Failure to
* do so can cause livelocks under memory pressure.
*
**/
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 6aefb776dfeb..cdd51a3a7c53 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_fcntl64(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
ret = sys_fcntl(fd, cmd, (unsigned long)&f);
set_fs(old_fs);
if (cmd == F_GETLK && ret == 0) {
- /* GETLK was successfule and we need to return the data...
+ /* GETLK was successful and we need to return the data...
* but it needs to fit in the compat structure.
* l_start shouldn't be too big, unless the original
* start + end is greater than COMPAT_OFF_T_MAX, in which
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index b83f6bcfa51a..0aac371bff0b 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ static int do_i2c_smbus_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
/* Since old style bridge ioctl's endup using SIOCDEVPRIVATE
* for some operations; this forces use of the newer bridge-utils that
- * use compatiable ioctls
+ * use compatible ioctls
*/
static int old_bridge_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index b2bbf45039e0..f2e5811936d0 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct ext2_inode_info {
/*
* i_block_group is the number of the block group which contains
* this file's inode. Constant across the lifetime of the inode,
- * it is ued for making block allocation decisions - we try to
+ * it is used for making block allocation decisions - we try to
* place a file's data blocks near its inode block, and new inodes
* near to their parent directory's inode.
*/
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index a88baebf77cf..f643be565df8 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_atime);
* for writeback. Note that this function is meant exclusively for
* usage in the file write path of filesystems, and filesystems may
* choose to explicitly ignore update via this function with the
- * S_NOCTIME inode flag, e.g. for network filesystem where these
+ * S_NOCMTIME inode flag, e.g. for network filesystem where these
* timestamps are handled by the server.
*/
diff --git a/include/linux/ultrasound.h b/include/linux/ultrasound.h
index 6b7703e75cec..71339dc531c5 100644
--- a/include/linux/ultrasound.h
+++ b/include/linux/ultrasound.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
* _GUS_VOICEOFF - Stops voice (no parameters)
* _GUS_VOICEFADE - Stops the voice smoothly.
* _GUS_VOICEMODE - Alters the voice mode, don't start or stop voice (P1=voice mode)
- * _GUS_VOICEBALA - Sets voice balence (P1, 0=left, 7=middle and 15=right, default 7)
+ * _GUS_VOICEBALA - Sets voice balance (P1, 0=left, 7=middle and 15=right, default 7)
* _GUS_VOICEFREQ - Sets voice (sample) playback frequency (P1=Hz)
* _GUS_VOICEVOL - Sets voice volume (P1=volume, 0xfff=max, 0xeff=half, 0x000=off)
* _GUS_VOICEVOL2 - Sets voice volume (P1=volume, 0xfff=max, 0xeff=half, 0x000=off)
diff --git a/kernel/power/poweroff.c b/kernel/power/poweroff.c
index 97890831e1b5..e8b337006276 100644
--- a/kernel/power/poweroff.c
+++ b/kernel/power/poweroff.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_poweroff_op = {
.handler = handle_poweroff,
.help_msg = "powerOff",
.action_msg = "Power Off",
- .enable_mask = SYSRQ_ENABLE_BOOT,
+ .enable_mask = SYSRQ_ENABLE_BOOT,
};
static int pm_sysrq_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/rtmutex.c b/kernel/rtmutex.c
index 820c5af44f3e..fcd107a78c5a 100644
--- a/kernel/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/rtmutex.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt_mutex_lock_interruptible);
* Returns:
* 0 on success
* -EINTR when interrupted by a signal
- * -ETIMEOUT when the timeout expired
+ * -ETIMEDOUT when the timeout expired
* -EDEADLK when the lock would deadlock (when deadlock detection is on)
*/
int
diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
index ca8cb326d1d2..ead6c7a42f44 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ config IPV6_SIT
into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6
networks over an IPv4-only path.
- Saying M here will produce a module called sit.ko. If unsure, say Y.
+ Saying M here will produce a module called sit. If unsure, say Y.
config IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
bool
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index a8218bc1806a..597487ae6ce8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ static void addrconf_dad_start(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp, u32 flags)
spin_unlock_bh(&ifp->lock);
read_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
/*
- * If the defice is not ready:
+ * If the device is not ready:
* - keep it tentative if it is a permanent address.
* - otherwise, kill it.
*/
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index cb3ad741ebf8..c26a20c58dde 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNMARK
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The module will be called
- ipt_CONNMARK.ko. If unsure, say `N'.
+ ipt_CONNMARK. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_CONNSECMARK
tristate '"CONNSECMARK" target support'
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNMARK
If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
<file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The module will be called
- ipt_connmark.ko. If unsure, say `N'.
+ ipt_connmark. If unsure, say `N'.
config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNTRACK
tristate '"conntrack" connection tracking match support'
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct.c
index 9fe8982bd7c9..4a1d94aac20b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_acct.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_acct_init(struct net *net)
if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT
printk(KERN_WARNING "CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated and will be removed soon. Please use\n");
- printk(KERN_WARNING "nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel paramater, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or\n");
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel parameter, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or\n");
printk(KERN_WARNING "sysctl net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1 to enable it.\n");
#endif
diff --git a/sound/oss/msnd.c b/sound/oss/msnd.c
index e4282d93a1aa..21eb6dce46df 100644
--- a/sound/oss/msnd.c
+++ b/sound/oss/msnd.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void msnd_fifo_free(msnd_fifo *f)
int msnd_fifo_alloc(msnd_fifo *f, size_t n)
{
msnd_fifo_free(f);
- f->data = (char *)vmalloc(n);
+ f->data = vmalloc(n);
f->n = n;
f->tail = 0;
f->head = 0;
diff --git a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-saa7146.c b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-saa7146.c
index 6a3891ab69dd..296123ab74f7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-saa7146.c
+++ b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-saa7146.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void snd_aw2_saa7146_setup(struct snd_aw2_saa7146 *chip,
#endif
/* WS0_CTRL, WS0_SYNC: input TSL1, I2S */
- /* At initialization WS1 and WS2 are disbaled (configured as input */
+ /* At initialization WS1 and WS2 are disabled (configured as input) */
acon1 |= 0 * WS1_CTRL;
acon1 |= 0 * WS2_CTRL;
diff --git a/sound/pci/sis7019.h b/sound/pci/sis7019.h
index 013b6739a742..bc8c76819408 100644
--- a/sound/pci/sis7019.h
+++ b/sound/pci/sis7019.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
#define SIS_WEISR_B 0xac
-/* Playback DMA parameters (paramter RAM) */
+/* Playback DMA parameters (parameter RAM) */
#define SIS_PLAY_DMA_OFFSET 0x0000
#define SIS_PLAY_DMA_SIZE 0x10
#define SIS_PLAY_DMA_ADDR(addr, num) \
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
#define SIS_PLAY_DMA_SSO_MASK 0xffff0000
#define SIS_PLAY_DMA_ESO_MASK 0x0000ffff
-/* Capture DMA parameters (paramter RAM) */
+/* Capture DMA parameters (parameter RAM) */
#define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_OFFSET 0x0800
#define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_SIZE 0x10
#define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_ADDR(addr, num) \
diff --git a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
index c0efe4491116..6416d3f0c7be 100644
--- a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
+++ b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int vx2_load_xilinx_binary(struct vx_core *chip, const struct firmware *x
unsigned int port;
const unsigned char *image;
- /* XILINX reset (wait at least 1 milisecond between reset on and off). */
+ /* XILINX reset (wait at least 1 millisecond between reset on and off). */
vx_outl(chip, CNTRL, VX_CNTRL_REGISTER_VALUE | VX_XILINX_RESET_MASK);
vx_inl(chip, CNTRL);
msleep(10);
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbmixer.c b/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
index ecb58e7a6245..4bd3a7a0edc1 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int set_ctl_value(struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval, int request, int vali
value_set = convert_bytes_value(cval, value_set);
buf[0] = value_set & 0xff;
buf[1] = (value_set >> 8) & 0xff;
- while (timeout -- > 0)
+ while (timeout-- > 0)
if (snd_usb_ctl_msg(cval->mixer->chip->dev,
usb_sndctrlpipe(cval->mixer->chip->dev, 0),
request,